Lexicon
חֶ֫רֶשׁ
che.resh
H2791A
H:Adv Hebrew

silently

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

che.resh describes the discreet manner in which Joshua sent men to spy out Jericho.

The sole attested use describes Joshua's sending of two men to spy out the land and Jericho in a discreet manner.

Senses in use

  1. Discreetly, in sending spies · dominant

    In Joshua 2:1, the masculine singular absolute form occurs with Joshua's sending of two men to spy out the land and Jericho; the APB renders the clause "to spy out the land and Jericho silently."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Joshua 2:1, the APB presents the action as being done "silently." This rendering confirms the clause's overall sense rather than isolating every contribution of the Hebrew form.

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